Crashing before my eyes Pt 1

It’s been 2 months since my father mad ethe promise and though I haven’t seen him since then I have been going to school and so has evader, we have been devising a plan on where to run to and we picked somewhere in Canada and though It was still a better neighborhood than the slumps it was more or less farther from everything we know.

I was psyched and also happy but at the same time worried, now if i can move mommy before she becomes critical, we can get her in a hospital over there close to home and I have heard there are good doctors there so we are covered on that topic but the problem lies with getting the money.

In order to not go there with less, I and Evander have been leading the fight pits for three months now and though I expect my father to send me a letter soon I need to work on my own, well at least that’s what I said to myself.

Month 4.
Mom is looking pale and she needs assistance really fast but I got nothing to help her with, what I have cannot even compare to what is being asked but here I am in hopes that my father will help me.

“No!!, No!!” I thought out loud as my heart ached, I made a decision as I sat outside, I was going to see my father though I didn’t know where I would get him, I had a lead and that was me going to the post office, the mail man delivers his letters after all so I entered the house and I got dressed, Evander saw me do wear my clothes and then he asked.

“You are going to look for him, aren’t you?” He asked me and I replied.
“I am his son, I am no stranger and everyone already knows me so getting in won’t be a problem, I will see him again and spend some time with him, if he is there and I will show him how serious I am.” I said to him buckling my shirt and picking up my watch.
“It’s alright I will watch over mom for you but you, you stay safe okay.” He said stretching his knuckles to me for a fist bump. I smiled and then we fist bumped.
He is the only brother I have and though we are not born of the same mother we are still brothers.

I got to the post office and asked some questions and then they gave me a location and that only took around 30 minutes of my time.

I got to the location and though it was correct I don’t think this was where my father stays and that’s only because of what I am seeing outside at this point.
There were group of guys sitting down smoking and drinking some were dancing with a girl and so on.
I was in an open space with a house at the back and the open space stretching down to the road, it was like a compound but an open compound.
“Where the fuck….” I was saying when one of them noticed me and shouted.

“Tados!!”
“We have a squealer in our midst.” He said as they turned down the music and they walked closer. He had an accent, which means he was fluent in Spanish but his English wasn’t fluent.
“So who are you here for? Squealer” he said now in front of me.
“Excuse me.” I said turning back and trying to find my way.

I did not have time for this, I was fed up of a lot of things, and now I have to do it this? So I walked out over their presence but I guess that sends the wrong message.
“Uuuuuu.” They all said as I turned back.

“Eh, Eh, Eh.” He said walking in front of me, from his face you can tell he is agitated.
“who the fuck do you think you are to walk out on me like that?” He said to me with his eye brows raised.
That did not move me one bit, in fact that annoyed me more but I had to give them my name because I wanted to not because they asked.
“…” I was about to say when he said when he tapped my shoulder and pointed back.
“Face the crowd and say it.” He said, but even though that annoyed me, I cranked smirk.

“ I’m Sabastian.” I said out clearly. I could see the smirk they all had turning into frowns so I repeated myself.
“I am Sabastian Ramiro.”
I could see their ghost leave their body as they heard Ramiro.

“That can’t be true, wait." The one who was at the back said walking forward. Looking at me from the top to bottom and then said.
“Fuck. It really is him.” He said as the shock in his face became obvious.
“Uh, Boss, uh, I am so sorry for the…” He was saying, trying to cover his shitty attitude with a smile.
“come let me offer you a sit.” He said putting his hand on my shoulder and tried to walk forward but I wasn’t budging.

“Get your hands off me.” I said audibly As he paused in place and got his hand off my shoulder.
“So this is where my letters come from? This is supposed to be a gang? but you are out here displaying yourself in the open, what happened to the night time? when you have the opportunity and availability of anything you want? I thought parties are supposed to be hosted in places of discreet manner but at night, parties are your parties but in the morning you rest, you plan and you mostly rendezvous.”

This was something my dad taught me and I was giving them back their knowledge.
As I spoke they all stood there like children who had done something wrong but I wasn’t here to tutor or correct anyone’s mistakes, it’s their life I’m trying to fix up mine.

“I know this but we've not had any job for weeks, and do what you say is true, we are allowed to host parties anywhere but the only thing which you did wrong was we hosted ours indeed And do that could also be allowed, we disrespected by doing so, for this we are sorry Sir.” The one who forced me to speak said.

I was shocked, he spoke like he knew what he was saying but he doesn’t look it.
After exchanging greetings and apologies, I asked for the direction to my father’s house and though they offered to take me there themselves, I told them not to, I wanted to stress on them not telling this to anybody but then I could not just be here by coincidence they might have thought, the reason they were so friendly and respectful after I had revealed myself was because they thought I was sent by my father, But then I asked for where he lives… well they can’t do anything with that for all I care.
I got there, all dressed up responsibly ready to see my father.

“Knock, knock.” The gate was huge and well designed with gold and black.

The gates opened and a Butler came outside saying.

“Hello Good afternoon, I will be your escort to wherever you’re going to, please follow me.” he said.
“Where are the gods and why are they not at alert.” I replied him.
“We do have cameras from the beginning of the street so we've seen you before you entered and we all know you, we all know to be young master Sebastian.” He said to me, clarifying everything.
“Alright.” I said walking in.

He had a guardian on both sides and two lion statues with a fountain in the middle, the compound was big, The house itself was big but it was an old relic, it looked like something that was not from this time.

“Please show me to my father’s office I seek to have an audience with him.” I said bluntly to him.
“Sure I would love to show you to your father’s office but you must know young master, he is not in the premises.” He said back to me as he walked by my side.
“That I was not informed, where did my father go to?” I asked him stopping in my tracks.
“Even I cannot present an answer that question Sir but I can tell you he is not in the country.” He replied me. but then as I contemplated what my next action should be, I heard.
“And who may this be this fine afternoon?” I heard as I turned back and the butler said.
“Oh, Sir El, Rado.” He said as I stared bluntly in the eyes of my half brother.
“This is Sabastian.” The butler announced.

“Ohh, you are Sabastian? my brother?” He said as his expression lightened up.
He was dressed rich, putting on polo pants and polo T-shirt.

He had a chiseled jaw though his beards covered it, he was on a low fade with eyes of ebony.

“Welcome bro.” he said to me walking to me and giving me a hug,.
“whatsup why are you here?” He said to me as he stood on front of me.
“I just came visiting.” I said to him but he was smart.
“That’s a lie bro, I know you won’t come here except you have a reason, you made a bargain with the old man and you won, you have all rights to do as you wish but that man can be really sneaky.” He said.
“well, I guess you know everything but I guess the old man is not around.” I said to him and he said.
“well no but I am going to a party in like a week, he will be there and then he will travel from there again because of business demands and all so will you show up?” He said being casual around me like we’ve been living together
After that he showed me around and tried to entertain me but I wasn’t fully there, I was thinking about someone else, I was conflicted.

“What is it?” He asked me, out of the blue.
“Oh, huh, me nothing.” I said back to him cracking a smile but he saw right through.
“Bro I get you don’t want to say much but common man, you look worried and all, is there something you need?” He said but before I could explain.
“zzzzzzz.” My phone rang and I immediately picked it up and it was Evander so it was urgent.
“Hello.” I said to him, hoping he would call to checkup so I was pretty chill until I heard his voice.
“Bro, Mama, she’s…Bro she is not breathing properly, I’m on my way to the hospital right now bro show….show up.” His voice was down to nothing, he was sniveling in between his words, he was crying.
What exactly is going on? I asked as my heart skipped multiple beats